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01/02/2024

It's LGBT+ History Month - loads of bi history dates to catch up on over at the Bisexual History Project's page Bisexual History

31/12/2023

Each year we publish a roundup of bi events at the end of December. This was another year of war, recession and continued inflation – may we all have a very different and better year to come! Past years: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 The 2020s have been a tough time for many people

31/12/2023

Norway has joined the list of countries where so-called "conversion therapy" is banned. The practice seeks to coerce people into living as a different sexual orientation or gender identity than feels right for them. The Storting (parliament) voted on Tuesday 85 to 15 to approve the measure.

05/12/2023

19/11/2023

20 years ago today Section 28 was at last laid to rest. The clause was a rallying point for le***an and gay - and sometimes the rest of the acronym - activism for a generation. It sowed the seeds of its own destruction by inspiring untold thousands of people to rally and campaign for years and ye

17/09/2023

It's the final countdown... to Bi Visibility Day, as we begin Bi Week

10/09/2023

24/05/2023

15/05/2023

The annual International Gay & Le***an Association (ILGA) Europe 'Rainbow Map' rankings places the UK 17th among European nations. The league table reflects how legally and socially accepting countries are of LGBT+ people. From 2010 to 2015 the UK topped the table, but since then has slid

27/04/2023

UK BiCon announces prices - with tickets from £50 to £400

Annual bisexuality convention BiCon has announced its prices for 2023. The gathering will come to Nottingham Trent University's city campus on the first weekend of August. Ticket prices for BiCon 2023 are on a sliding scale based on how much disposable income you have. As a not-for-profit even

01/02/2023

It's LGBT History Month in the UK - but a lot of history timelines miss out the "B". Not this one!

The project gathers dates from bisexual history with the aim of having at least one event for every day of the year. You can follow them on twitter or facebook. Bisexual History Posters We have a limited supply of these which were made for the project as

27/01/2023

US research highlights higher cannabis use among bi people

Young bi people not only use cannabis more frequently than their peers but also are more likely to use it to cope with mental health issues and for what researchers call experiential “enhancement.” A study published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research this January under the title “Pot at the ...

27/01/2023

More UK Census data breaks down sexuality by age group

The latest set of figures from the 2021 Census show rates of bisexuality by age group. They are broken down by country too (only England and Wales are covered at this stage though). Census figures are being released in batches of data to allow the many findings to be digested individually.

07/01/2023

Newly published data from the 2021 UK census reveals the most - and least - bi and pan parts of Wales and England

The Office for National Statistics has released its data on sexual orientation from the 2021 census. This takes data to a local council level across Wales and England as well as the former European Regions of the two nations. For context there are 331 councils on the list - in short wherever your

23/09/2022

Happy Bi Visibility Day!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=792275638681353

16/09/2022

: 7 days to go!

03/06/2022

Calling under 30s bis!

01/06/2022

In the UK it's - almost every bi group and project is built and sustained for free by people wanting to make things better for the next generation of bis. Thank you to them - and do you want to step up and join them?

Every year, the first week of June is marked by a host of community and charitable groups across the UK as Volunteers’ Week. That includes celebrating the people who keep most of Brtiain's bi projects running. Without volunteers there’d be practically no bi support services out there. From

20/05/2022

Student Pride attacked by police in Turkey

Riot police in Turkey intervened at Bogazici University's Pride march today, with participants in the parade being detained according to Twitter reports. Photos from the event suggest a small and peaceful celebration of about 100 people with flags and a short parade at the university campus.

20/05/2022

Heartstopping news from Netflix as teen show gets picked up for TWO more seasons

Netflix have announced two more seasons of hit LGBT teen show Heartstopper. The programme which dropped onto the streaming service a few weeks ago told the story of Charlie, a gay schoolboy who falls in love with another boy, Nick, and Nick's discovery of his own bisexuality. Managing to inclu

18/05/2022

The Pride coin: Royal Mint launches coin marking 50 years of Prides in the UK

The Royal Mint has today revealed a commemorative 50p celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. It is the first time Britain’s LGBTQ+ community has been celebrated on official UK coinage, though as a special coin it will not be in general circulation. The first Pride march in the UK was in 19

17/05/2022

It's International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Read more on https://may17.org/

24/04/2022

Annual bi convention BiCon announce tickets are now on sale:

Registration for BiCon 2022 is now open. The long-running bi convention returns to Leeds, and returns to being an in-person event, this summer. In 2020 and 2021 online "virtual BiCon" events were run over Zoom. BiCon itself dates back to 1984 making it one of the longest-running q***r events in t

12/02/2022

Today in Birmingham!

Birmingham BiFest returns this weekend with a day of chatter for bi folx on Saturday. It'll be held at the Loft Bar & Kitchen from 12 til 6, on February 12th. Activities include bad erotica reading and writing, karaoke, kink space and and a bi and trans history discussion. They note, "A

04/01/2022

That was 2021: the bi year in review
https://bicommunitynews.co.uk/15830/that-was-2021/

It was another COVID year so the bi review of the year is a little different than usual - but here's our roundup of 2021! We start in January, which seems both a moment ago and a million years. New US President Joe Biden got off to a good start. Getting Lady Gaga to perform at his inauguration wa

14/12/2021

Another country says "I do" as Chile votes for same-sex marriage
https://bicommunitynews.co.uk/15721/chile-passes-marriage-reform/

Chile is the latest country to legalise same-sex marriage in an overwhelming vote. The Senate passed the measure by 82 votes to 20. Two weeks ago the Chamber of Deputies passed the bill by 97 votes to 35. The bill now needs to be signed into law by President Piñera, who supports the measure